After finishing dinner, Leon stepped outside his house, walking under the pale moonlight. The night was calm, but his mind wasn't.
'That noble brat won't sit quietly after what happened today. He'll definitely retaliate... and I need to be ready' Leon's expression turned serious. 'I need better combat skills-something that can level up and attack from a range. I also need to level up... So that I can use my skills on high leveled targets.' Leon thought with a serious expression.
"Status."
As soon as the word left his lips, a glowing blue screen materialized in front of him.
——
[Name: Leon Luster]
Class: Alchemist
Race: Human
Level: 3
Mana: 150/150
HP: 300/300
Skills:
[Skill Crafter (F)] [Inspect (C)] [Adaptive Body (S)] [Minor Healing (F2)] [Trap (F)] [Inventory (F3)] [Blind Spot (F)] [Touch of Lust (F4)] [Loose Grip (F)] [Adrenaline Rush (F)] [Lustful Thoughts (F)] [Alchemy (F (S-Cap))] [Glitch Point (F)] [Instant Craft (F1)] [Reverberate (F1)]
Titles: None
——
"Whoa... I actually made this many skills already?" Leon raised an eyebrow in surprise. A crooked grin curled his lips. "Not bad."
His eyes wandered across the moonlit ground, and then-something clicked in his mind.
"Oh... yeah. That one might work." Without wasting a second, Leon activated his skill.
[Please pick a name for the skill...]
"Mana Threads."
[Skill 'Mana Threads' has been created.]
[Rank has been settled to 'F' by default.]
[State the use of skill.]
"When activated, this skill creates an extremely thin thread made of mana that can be manipulated by the user to bind small objects and move them around. The skill can be leveled up, and with each level, the thread becomes 1% stronger."
[Processing...]
[Error, Skill's description doesn't match the Rank.]
"Huh...? But I already nerfed it to 1%... If I tried to get it lower than this, the skill will automatically become useless." Leon frowned, confused.
Suddenly, his passive skill
Leon's lips curved into a smirk. "Convenient. Now I don't have to guess what's wrong with the description."
He exhaled. "Alright, scratch the leveling mechanic. Let's try another thing... The skill can't be leveled, but it can be re-cast up to ten times. Each thread can lift up to ten kilograms."
[Error: Skill's description doesn't match the Rank.]
Two parts turned red: (10 times) and (10kgs).
"Tch... Fine. Re-cast limit five times, weight cap fifteen kilograms."
[Error: Skill's description doesn't match the Rank.]
"Only (15kgs) turned red."
"Seriously? Ugh... 14kgs."
[Error: Skill's description doesn't match the Rank.]
"13"
[Error...]
"12"
[Processing...]
[Description has been accepted.]
Leon rolled his eyes and sighed in relief. "Finally..."
[Please select the chant for the skill (Mana Threads).]
"Threads."
[Chant Threads' has been selected.]
[Estimated mana cost per use: 20]
[Cooldown: 3 minutes per cast]
[Learn or Destroy this skill?]
'Twenty mana per cast... three-minute cooldown... yeah, that's fair.' Leon nodded to himself.
"Learn it."
[Congratulations! You have learned the skill {Mana Thread (F)}.]
"Let's give it a shot." Leon looked around and noticed a pebble lying by his foot. He raised his hand and focused.
"Threads."
As soon as he said the words, Nothing happened.
Leon blinked, "Eh?"
He raised his hand again, focusing more. "Threads."
Still nothing happened.
"What the hell? Is it broken?" he muttered.
"Status."
——
[Name: Leon Luster]
Class: Alchemist
Race: Human
Level: 3
Mana: 110/150
HP: 300/300
Skills:
[Skill Crafter (F)] [Inspect (C)] [Adaptive Body (S)] [Minor Healing (F2)] [Trap (F)] [Inventory (F3)] [Blind Spot (F)] [Touch of Lust (F4)] [Loose Grip (F)] [Adrenaline Rush (F)] [Lustful Thoughts (F)] [Alchemy (F (S-Cap))] [Glitch Point (F)] [Instant Craft (F1)] [Reverberate (F1)]
[Mana Thread (F)]
——
"My mana dropped... from 150 to 110..."
His eyes narrowed.
"That means it did activate. But... why didn't anything happen?" Leon asked with a confused expression as he pulled his hand back and suddenly, the pebble went back at a rapid speed.
Leon noticed it from the side of his eye and slowly turned around to look at the pebble in order to confirm his doubt.
"H-How did that-" Leon started speaking as he raised his hand once again and pulled it back.
The pebble went flying again into the opposite direction once again.
"What the fuck?" Leon asked with a confused expression as this time he gently waves his hand a little and the pebble danced a bit before lying still on the ground once again.
"Okay... I don't understand, How is it happening? I don't see any- Oh..." Suddenly, Leon understood what was happening.
'It's happening because mana is invisible in it's natural state. That's a huge advantage in any battle.' Leon thought as he looked at the pebble with a smile.
"Float..." Leon spoke with a smile as he slowly raised his hand and suddenly, the pebble that was lying on the ground a second ago started hovering in Air.
He then slowly placed it into his other hand without physically touching it.
"Wait, Wait, Wait...'' Leon spoke as he grabbed the pebble and threw it away with full power.
The stone went flying about hundred meters away from me.
"Don't disappoint me..." Leon spoke with an excited expression as he pulled his hand back once again with full speed.
*Thud*
Suddenly Leon heard a sound from behind his back.
He slowly turned around and noticed the same pebble lying on the ground.
"Hahahah... I didn't set a fucking distance limit, that's why it wasn't accepting the level up thingy." Leon spoke as he laughed.
"Leo... Come in, It's getting late. You have to sleep, or you will be sleepy at work tomorrow. " Elaine spoke as she opened the gate and noticed that Leon is playing with a pebble.
"Yeah coming." Leon spoke as he looked at Elaine's skirt and used the skill once again.
"Threads..." Leon spoke as he imagined the threads grabbing Elaine's skirt and suddenly, he raised his hand up.
"Kyyaaaa~" Elaine shouted as her skirt flew up and revealed her purple panties.
She immediately ran inside the house with an embarrassed expression.
"Hehehe... This skill is going to be fun." Leon thought with an evil smile as more perverted ideas started entering his mind.
-x-X-x-
—Adventurer's Guild—
– Central Hall–
A young man in his twenties stood in front of the huge quest board. His jet-black hairs were tied loosely behind his neck, and his sharp, narrow eyes scanned each paper with quiet precision.
"Umm... Sir, are you looking for something specific?" an accountant asked politely as she approached him from behind the counter with a smile on her face.
"I'm looking for a solo quest," he replied, his voice low but confident. "Something that pays well."
The accountant smiled, flipping through the stacked requests. "Ah... Then how about this one?"
She tapped her soft finger against an old paper that was beneath the new quests.
——
[Quest: Glowing Lily Collector]
[Rank: D]
Description:
On the outskirts of the kingdom, near Vernon Village, lies a forest known as Vinceral Forest-home to countless magical beasts, both known and unknown.
Scattered throughout the forest are small, quiet ponds where a rare flower called the Glowing Lily blooms under only the moonlight.
These ponds can only be found at night as they keep switching places around the forest.
Task:
Collect the Glowing Lilies and bring them back for reward.
——
"Oh, that's not bad. Since it's night already, It might be the perfect quest," The adventurer narrowed his eyes. "But, what's the payout per flower?"
"Each lily sells for seventy coppers on the market," she replied sweetly. "But if you bring them here, I'll give you sixty-five after tax and commission."
"Why won't I just sell them in the market then?" He asked with a confused expression.
"Because, First of all... Our guild gets a tax benefit from the Royal Castle as compared to the market.
If you sell it on market, you will have to pay... 10 coppers as tax and Alchemists won't buy it from an adventurer directly for 70 coppers, they always bargain." She replied.
He gave a small nod. "Fine, I'll take it."
As he turned to leave, the accountant's tone shifting to a serious one.
"Sir, a warning," she said seriously. "The forest may look calm on the surface, but we've lost more than a few adventurers in there-especially whoever took this quest. Going solo isn't recommended."
The young man glanced back with a faint smile.
"I like danger."
And with that, he walked out of the guild.
-x-X-x-
—Vinceral Forest - Midnight —
Standing before the edge of the silent forest, the adventurer cracked his neck and tightened his grip on the glowing orb in his right hand. His left hand held a standard longsword, duli in shine but sturdy in build.
"Well then... Let's make some money."
He stepped into the forest. The deeper he went, the more unnaturally quiet everything became.
No crickets. No rustling leaves. Just silence.
After placing the orb softly onto the ground, he crouched and pressed a palm against the damp earth.
"Kartisa... Scuntum."
A low hum echoed through the forest as a scanning spell spread out in a 1km radius. Within seconds, something pinged.
His eyes widened, a grin tugging at his lips.
"Did I just... pick up a dungeon?"
Without wasting another second, he moved northward through the muddy terrain, guided by instinct and magic.
Ten minutes later, something glinted faintly on the ground ahead.
A golden pendant... lying directly in front of a stone stairway, half-buried in moss, descending into the ground.
"If I clear this Dungeon... I'm going to be filthy rich."
He pocketed the pendant and descended into the dungeon.
****
*Step. Step. Step*
He walked carefully, sword in hand, each footstep measured. The deeper he went, the darker and scary it grew.
He placed the glowing orb on the floor and rolled it forward.
*Whirr...*
The orb illuminated the narrow passage-just moss-covered stone, old tiles, and silence.
Until-
*Ting*
It tapped against something.
The man walked up, crouched, and lifted a gold ring embedded with a dull blue gem.
"No way... Jackpot."
He chuckled, whispering to himself.
"I'll grab this, get a team, and raid the whole place. Split the loot, collect finder's fees... retire young-"
*Slip*
The tile on which the ring was sitting sank slightly.
*Click*
*Whizz-Whizz!*
His words stopped mid-sentence as two magic enchanted arrows blasted from both walls-piercing straight through his skull from either side.
*THUD*
His body dropped. Blood fountained from the twin holes in his head, pooling beneath him in silence.
"Kekeke..."
Two goblins, no taller than a toddler, scurried out from behind the walls-snickering.
Without hesitation, they stripped his body, rifled through his pouches, and retrieved the ring and pendant.
One goblin gently placed the ring back on the pressure tile.
The other hurled the pendant back toward the stairs..
Then, dragging the corpse by the legs, they disappeared into the shadows.
Moments later, the golden pendant disappeared and reappeared on the dungeon's entrance...
-x-X-x-
—Leon's House, Bedroom—
Selene was sleeping peacefully on her mattress alongside her daughter, unaware of the twisted desire unfolding just a few inches away.
On the bigger mattress, under the same blanket, Leon rubbed his thick, pulsing cock between Elaine's ass cheeks, slowly grinding, teasing, barely holding back.
Elaine bit her lip, eyes shut tight as pleasure stirred inside her.
'Anhh~ Anhh~ He's doing it again... ' she thought, her breath catching in her throat.
'I can feel his long, hard dick sliding between my thighs... brushing my bare pussy...'
Her body reacted before her mind could catch up. She raised her leg slightly, instinctively opening herself to him giving his cock more space to glide between her slick folds.
Leon leaned forward, halfway up now, his hand wrapping tightly around Elaine's face - gripping her cheeks, forcing her lips to pout.
Without hesitation, he turned her head and crashed his lips against hers hungry, wild, animalistic.
Their mouths locked in a desperate kiss, messy and full of heat.
'Mmmh... her lips', Leon thought as their tongues tangled. 'They're soft like marshmallows.'
He broke the kiss only to get off his pants and straddle her stomach. His cock, thick and heavy, pressed down on her womb through the thin nightgown, leaving a trail of pre-cum on the soft fabric.
Elaine wrapped her arms around his back, pulling him close, her legs spreading wide, welcoming him on instinct.
She wasn't wearing panties and now her love juices soaked the sheets below.
'Anhh~ My son is devouring my lips like an animal... and I can't resist. Everytime he kisses me wildly like this... I forget I'm his mother and turn into a s-slut.' Elaine thought as she continued to enjoy the kiss.
*Slurp-Slurp-Slurp*
"Mnhhff- Mnnfff~❤ Mngf~❤"
Leon was sucking hard on both of Elaine's nipples, switching between them with wet, messy sounds, while his fingers kept pounding her pussy without mercy. Her legs trembled, her toes curled, and her hand was clamped over her mouth, trying to silence the filthy moans escaping her throat.
'Anhhh~ F-Fuck... he's even better than me at fingering my own pussy... How the hell is that possible? It's like he knows where it feels good in my pussy.!'
Her back suddenly arched, a wave of orgasm ripping through her body and her eyes rolling back.
'Oh no... I'm cumming againnn~'
A messy, uncontrolled squirt exploded from her dripping pussy, wetting Leon's fingers and the mattress beneath them.
Leon let out a shaky breath as he let go of her nipples, "I can't take this anymore Mom... My dick's about to explode."
He lined up his cock to her wet entrance, sliding it over her pussy lips, soaking it in her juices.
Then, with a devilish smirk, he brought it up to her mouth, tapping it on her lips.
*Tap* *Tap*
"Open your mouth and taste your cum, Mom," he spoke, rubbing his dick across her lips. "Get it nice and wet for your tight little hole."
"Y-Yes..." she whimpered, gripping his thighs and raising her head like a desperate little slut.
She took his cock in deep, sucking hard sloppy, noisy, and eager.
*GWAK-GWAK-GWAK-GWAK*
Her warm mouth wrapped around his dick, sucking like she hadn't tasted cock in years. A few of Leon's pubic hairs clung to her lips, but she didn't care she just kept sucking, her eyes half-lidded, spit dripping down her chin.
*GWAK-GWAK-GWAK-GWAK*
"Okay, okay... that's enough, I want to cum but in your pussy mom." Leon spoke, pulling out slowly but her lips clung to his cock, like they didn't want to let it go.
'Haa... I am sitting on her huge, soft tits, fucking her mouth like I own it... wait, I do own it now and it feels heavenly. What more could I have asked for in my past life?' Leon thought, grinding deeper between Elaine's lips.
'But this life is different. I'll fuck every single MILF in this village-no... this kingdom-no, this whole damn world.'
He suddenly slid down, grabbed her thighs, and hoisted her legs up into the air. Her soaked pussy glistened in the dark room. He gave her folds a sharp slap-then another. Feeling her flesh jumping up and down after the slap.
*Slap-Slap!*
Wetness splashed with every hit. Elaine bit her hand, muffling her moans.
"Mnnf~❤ Mmmff~❤"
"Keep that hand right there... Your pussy's about to get wrecked, Leon smirked, slowly running his cock along her dripping pussy lips.
Elaine's body shook, one hand still over her mouth, the other gripping her own thighs.
'Ahhh~ He's teasing me so much... Just put it in already. He wants me to say something...
But if I said anything... I know he'll ram it all the way in and make me scream like a bitch, What an evil son I have.'
Leon teased her slit with his tip, circling her folds, pushing just the head in-then pulling it out and teasing her pussy.
"Hehehe... Here it comes," he whispered.
"Mnff~❤" she moaned through her hand, as her pussy walls clenched around the invading head of his cock.
But just when she thought he'd go deeper-he pulled back again and started rubbing along her pussy lips once again.
'Hehehe... I am not giving it to you just like that. You will need to beg for it and as soon as she removes her hand... Hehehe, this will be fun.' Leon thought with an evil smile.
"Hey... stop teasing me-just-" Elaine started speaking as she got tired of Leon's teasing, But before she could finish, Leon thrust forward, slamming his cock deep inside, his dick's tip knocking at her womb's gate.
"AHHHH~❤" Elaine screamed out, unable to contain her voice in her mouth.
Leon didn't stop. He leaned in, buried his head in her chest, licking, biting, and sucking her nipples and areolas, as he slammed her pussy like a beast.
*Clap-Clap-Clap*
Her juices splattered beneath them with every thrust.
"ANHHH~❤ Yessss~❤" She moaned even louder but this one was too loud.
"Huh...? Who is it? I will fucking kill you. Huh... I can't see anything?" Suddenly, Selene woke up from her sleep and looked around the room, her eyes narrowed as she was half-asleep.
Leon immediately went under the blanket and placing his head in-between Elaine's boobs, he noticed that Elaine is now grabbing her mouth with both of her hands and she is looking at selene with a scared expression.
*Clench-Clench*
'Fucking hell... Her pussy is clenching against my cock like crazy. Is she excited because Selene is awake?' Leon thought with an evil smile as an idea came to his mind.
Because there was so much darkness in the room, Elaine got relieved that she can't see her face.
"Selene... What happened?" Elaine asked slowly removing her hands from her face.
"Huh...? Mom? Are you awake? Was that you?" Selene asked as she touched Elaine's face.
"What are you talking about? I didn't hear anything other than you shouting." Elaine spoke as she pretended that she just woke up from her sleep.
"Huh...? But... I think, I heard it clearly. Selene spoke, but she was still half-sleep and confused if she really heard the sound or was it just a dream.
"Don't worry, Selene. I think, it was just a bad drea-" Before Elaine could've completed her sentence, She heard Leon's dick digging deeper into her pussy.
His tip forcing her long closed womb to opened up again and even her womb was acting up on it's own.
Instead of stopping Leon's cock from entering inside, it was kissing his dick and welcoming it.
"I-I think... You should-"
*Clap*
"Huh...? What was that sound?" Selene asked with a Confused expression.
"W-What sound? Oh, That was just my legs... Don't worry about that." Elaine spoke, as she immediately touched Leon's head trying to tell him to stop fucking her pussy.
"Hmm... I think, I am still asleep and this is all a dream." Selene spoke as she got really confused, if she was asleep or not.
"How about you just lay down-" Before Elaine could've completed her sentence, She felt Leon's dick pulling out of her pussy but stopping at the entrance.
'Oh, No, No, No... He is about to-'
Before she could've completed her thoughts, Leon came like a piston and smashed her pussy but in order to stop the sound, he stopped a few inches back.
He fucked her pussy under the blanket without making a sound while she talked to Selene.
"Hehe.." Leon smiled as he grabbed her nipples as well and started pulling them while fucking her pussy like a rabbit.
"Mnff~" Elaine placed both of her hands on her mouth as she felt her nipples getting pulled and her pussy getting banged without any mercy.
"Hmm...? What was that mom? Did you say something?" Selene asked with a confused expression.
"N-Nothing... You just sleep... Just go back to sleep, Girl." Elaine spoke in strict voice.
"Fine... Don't shout." Selene spoke as she laid down once again, falling asleep in just a second.
Leon peeked out of the blanket and slowly brought his mouth upto Elaine's mouth.
"Hello, Mom." He whispered with an evil smile as he continued to bang her pussy.
"Y-You are an evil son." Elaine whispered back.
"Well then... The evil son is about to cum in your womb, Take it." Leon spoke as he started to pound her pussy even faster, keeping her legs locked in position.
"N-No, Leo... I will get pregnant. Don't do th-" Before Elaine could've completed her sentence, Leon placed his hand into her mouth and emptied his balls into her womb.
Long threads of white, thick and hot semen filled her womb upto the brim.
Elaine's eyes turned white as she felt Leon's belly pressing against her hard clit.
"C-Cumminggg~❤" Elaine spoke as she also came, her legs trembling so much that the blanket went flying to the other side of the room.
"Good night." Leon spoke as he dropped down on her boobs using them as pillows, while his dick was still inside her pussy twitching and still releasing small amounts of cum into her womb.
'I-I am definitely getting pregnant... I-I have to get that spell from the market tomorrow', Elaine thought as she also lost consciousness drifting into sleep.
-x-X-x-
—The next Morning—
*Blink-Blink*
Leon's eyes opened at 4am and he noticed that it was still dark outside.
He slowly stood up from Elaine's chest pulling his cock out of her pussy.
Leon went to the backyard and washed his face in some cold water.
"Last night was too good." He spoke as he rubbed his eyes.
"... But, I need to work on my physique as well and that will start with a 1 kilometre run." Leon spoke with a serious expression as he exited his house and started stretching his body for a run.
****
*Huff-Huff-Huff-Huff*
*Step-step-step-step*
The twin moons still lingered in the sky, casting a pale light over the academy fields. A thick, white fog blanketed the grass, and within it, a lone figure could be seen sprinting-barely.
Leon was gasping for air, every hundred meters burning through his stamina like wildfire.
"Fucking hell... this body's way too damn weak," Leon muttered, staggering to a stop. "My chest feels like it's gonna cave in... and don't even get me started on my legs..."
Without wasting another second, he activated the one skill he could rely on.
[Scanning Conditions...]
[Condition Scanning Successful.]
[Body is suffering from oxygen loss, Slow heart rate and Leg Muscles are breaking frequently.]
[ Adapting lungs to refine oxygen 10% faster.] [ Increasing Heart rate by 18%]
[ Consuming calories to form new leg muscles.]
[Warning: As soon as Host's Body condition returns back to normal, Skill will be turned off and this may cause some internal injuries.]
Leon felt it immediately. The burning in his chest cooled. His heartbeat kicked into high gear like a war drum. He even felt some of his belly fat burn away-immediately. The ache in his legs began to dull as fresh muscles rebuilt themselves in real time.
"...Goddamn. This skill is good," Leon muttered with a twisted grin as he started running again without thinking much.
He ran along the edge of the Vinceral Forest, the cold fog brushing against his skin, when he suddenly heard some voices up ahead.
"Alright! Are you guys ready?!"
"Yes, sir!"
Leon's instincts kicked in. He slowed down, crouching low and silently slipping into the underbrush. His eyes locked onto the group ahead.
'Who the hell is out here at this hour ?' he thought, narrowing his eyes.
Through the mist, a small adventuring party stood at the forest's edge.
In front was a tall, muscular guy holding a massive shield and a heavy mace-clearly the tank. Next to him stood a robed man, his cloak decorated with shimmering golden stars. A mage, no doubt.
Behind them stood a petite girl with black hair, Medium sized boobs and good ass. She wore a white robe and clutched a healer's wand.
And at the back was a blonde archer, flat-chested but with a firm, athletic ass, a quiver full of arrows strapped to her back.
"Are you ready to find that motherfucking monster that's gonna make us rich?!" the tank shouted, riling up the group.
"Yes, sir!" the others echoed in unison.
'Monster? What kind of monster are they looking for?' Leon thought, staying low.
"Well then-follow me! Today, we either kill that goddamn Umbraclaw or-"
"Or what?" the mage asked with a smile.
"Or we try again tomorrow," the tank grinned.
"Hahahaha..."
"Hahaha.."
"Hahahah..."
"Hehehe..."
All of them started laughing and Leon's brow furrowed.
'...What the hell's an Umbraclaw?' He thought with a confused expression.
Still crouched in the shadows, he started tailing them, his curiosity outweighing caution. He moved from tree to tree, careful to stay out of their sight and maintained a safe distance.
The party worked together like a well-oiled machine. The tank drew aggro, roaring taunts that forced monsters to focus on him. The healer backed him up without delay. Meanwhile, the mage and the archer were raining hell from the backline-clean, precise, efficient..
'Huh. Not bad... no useless showboating, no ego. Just tight teamwork. That's rare... But, fighting these stupid one-horned rabbit is easy, Why would they bring four people to hunt them?' Leon thought as he continued to follow them until...
*Squish*
"...Shit." Leon froze.
He looked down.
His foot had sunk into a shallow swamp patch, cold and wet mud sloshing all over his shoe.
"Fucking Hell..." he hissed, yanking his leg free. His shoe was soaked through.
Grumbling, he bent down to take it off-but then his eyes caught something.
A footprint.
'... Huh?"
He glanced around and saw more footprints. A trail. They were heading north, deeper into the forest.
Leon straightened up and looked back in the direction of the party-but they were gone, swallowed up by the fog and trees.
A faint glow appeared on the horizon.
The fog began to thin.
'Sunrise, huh...' Leon thought, squinting at the tracks once more.
Without a hint of hesitation, Leon began following the trail of footprints, his instincts pulling him deeper into the northern stretch of the Vinceral Forest.
Ten minutes passed.
The further he walked, the quieter it became
Unnaturally quiet.
No birds. No bugs. No breeze. Just utter silence.
Thick fog coiled around the trees like a living thing, swirling and twisting with each of his steps. The deeper he went, the heavier the air became-like the forest itself was holding its breath.
Leon slowed his pace, his eyes sharp and heart steady.
'This is getting scary and exciting at the same time. Is this some kind of hidden area in the forest?" Leon thought as a smile appeared over his face.
"Inventory... Withdraw," he muttered.
*Ting*
A faint shimmer of light appeared before him, revealing the semi-transparent window of his inventory.
He tapped a slot and materialized a long, sharp knife-the same one he had snagged from Merida's shop yesterday.
"Good thing I took this," he said, gripping the handle tightly.
The fog began to peel away-unnaturally fast. Almost as if it sensed something was about to begin.
As visibility returned, Leon scanned the area immediately, his eyes moving at an incredible speed.
Then he saw it.
A stone staircase, half-buried in moss and vines, leading straight into the earth.
And in front of it...was lying a golden pendant.
It gleamed brilliantly under the first rays of the morning sun, practically begging to be picked up.
Leon narrowed his eyes.
"Tch. Only some dumb fuck would fall for that," Leon spoke with no hesitation and no curiosity because he knew it was a Trap.
He activated his skill.
——
[Name: Goblin's Cave]
[Type: Dungeon]
[Rank: F]
[Status: Uncleared]
[Description: A small, low-rank dungeon inhabited by a tribe of cunning goblins. Filled with Traps and ambushes. Most adventurers underestimate it.]
——
'A dungeon huh? Leon thought as he used the skill on the pendant this time.
——
[Name: Gold Pendant]
[Rank: E]
[Type: Jwellery]
[Crafter: unknown]
[Description: A very shiny pendant that can attract any lady's attention. It can be sold for quite some money.]
——
'A Gold Pendant lying right on the entrance of a goblin dungeon... Is it a breeding trap for Female adventurers?' Leon thought as he looked around and found a long wooden stick lying near a big tree.
He slowly walked upto the pendant in a zig-zag pattern to avoid any floor traps and slowly picked it up with the stick.
"Huh... Nothing happened?" Leon thought with a confused expression as he grabbed the pendant in his hand and gave it a closer look.
*Slip*
Suddenly, The floor underneath him Shaked a little... Throwing him off-balance.
"Fucking-" Before Leon could've completed his sentence, He fell down the stairs.
*Thud-Thud-Thud-Thud-Thud*
"Fucking hell..." Leon cursed as he tumbled down the stairs and landed hard on the floor.
Groaning, he stood up slowly, realizing that everything around him was pitch black-he couldn't see a thing.
[Extreme tension on Host's eyes has been detected.]
[Adjusting vision.]
Within seconds, Leon's eyes shifted-his pupils narrowing into slits like a cat's. The darkness faded, and the surroundings became crystal clear.
He looked ahead and spotted a long corridor leading to a metal door at the end. The walls were made of stone, overgrown with moss, and a foul stench wafted from up ahead.
"I need to get out of here... " he muttered, spinning around to leave only to find a solid wall behind him, where the staircase had been.
"What? But-" His words caught in his throat. There hadn't been a sound. No rumble. Nothing but a wall appeared behind him, Leon couldn't understand how this happened.
He reached out and pressed his palm against the wall, to confirm if it was real or not... To his disappointment the wall was real.
'Dammit... I shouldn't have picked up this damn pendant', Leon thought, as he brought the pendant upto his face and looked at it with an Irritated expression.
'Looks like this dungeon has no plans of letting me out unless it's cleared-just like those RPGs I used to play on earth.' Leon thought with a serious expression.
*sigh*
'I am assuming that the enemy still doesn't know of my presence yet So, I will just take off these shoes... They are wet and they are making too much sound on this floor.' He thought as he sighed, then bent down and took off his shoes, storing them in his inventory.
'I'll save 'Skill Crafter' for emergencies until then, I will test this skill... ' Leon thought with a serious look, as he activated a passive skill.
Immediately, a tile ahead glowed brightly red and sitting on it was a golden ring with a gleaming blue gem on it.
"Yeah... I am not picking that up.' Leon narrowed his eyes and used another skill.
[Name: Magician's Ring]
[Rank: E]
[Type: Artifact]
[Crafter: Unknown]
[Description: An old ring that never lost its shine. When worn, it slightly increases the wearer's mana.]
'An artifact that boosts mana? Sounds valuable... but what's the trap?'
He glanced at the nearby walls-and noticed something. Carefully, he brushed aside the thick moss to reveal a small hole.
[Name: Basic Arrow Trap]
[Rank: F
[Description: A basic weight-triggered trap. Once triggered, arrows are shot from the hole.]
''Huh... wonder how many of these are around."
Leon scanned the corridor and spotted more similar holes, every single one of them cleverly concealed behind the moss.
"Well, that's a smart way to hide traps, but I have a smarter way to trigger it" He said with a smile. Stepping away from the step, Leon raised his hand and activated his skill....
"Threads..."
He imagined a thread forming from his hand and wrapping around the ring.
*Pull*
Suddenly, Leon pulled his hand back and the ring flew toward him.
*Catch*
*Slip*
Leon caught the ring but the tile that the ring rested upon, started sinking down silently.
*Whizz-Whizz*
Two arrows shot from opposite walls, smashing into each other midair before falling to the floor in pieces.
*Tick*
'Hmm... only two arrows? What about the other holes? ' Leon wondered as he looked at the floor for any more trigger tiles but didn't see any.
Shrugging, he slid the Magician's Ring onto the index finger of his right hand and whispered,
''Status."
——
[Status Screen]
Name: Leon Luster
Class: Alchemist
Race: Human
Level: 3
Mana: 160/250 (+100)
HP: 300/300
Skills:
[Skill Crafter (F)], [Inspect (C)], [Adaptive Body (S)], [Minor Healing (F2)], [Trap (F)], [Inventory (F3)], [Blind Spot (F)], [Touch of Lust (F4)], [Loose Grip (F)], [Adrenaline Rush (F)], [Lustful Thoughts (F)], [Alchemy (F (S-Cap))),
[Glitch Point (F)], [Instant Craft (F1)], [Reverberate (F1)], [Mana Thread (F)]
Titles: None
——
"Hmm... 100 mana increase. Not bad', Leon spoke, looking at the screen with a neutral expression,
Suddenly, a weird sound echoed through the corridor.
"Kekekeke"
"Kekekeke "
Leon immediately pressed his back to the wall as two small goblins emerged from the shadows. One dragged a rusty sword, the tip scraping against the ground. The other clutched a wooden club in its dirty, clawed hands.
Their skin was green and sickly, nails blackened with filth and dried blood..
As they reached the tile, both goblins stopped abruptly. Their expressions twisted with confusion and fear.
"Kekee...?"
"Keeekkkee!!??"
They began arguing, pointing and yelling at each other.
[Name: Unknown]
[Race: Goblin]
[Level: 4]
[HP: 32/32]
[MP: 15/15]
[Description: A low-ranking monster commonly found in dark caves and dungeons. While weak and unintelligent on their own, goblins become dangerous when in groups due to their cunning teamwork and ambush tactics.]
They're not smart enough to build something like that trigger based trap. Someone else must've made it-and these guys are just using it to catch prey
Leon watched as the goblins split up. One of them wandering further down the hall, the other slowly approaching his position.
Time to level up... One strike and One kill. Leon thought as he used his skill.
****
*Tch-Tch*
A slow, clicking sound echoed from the corner of the corridor. The goblin immediately turned towards it, a confused expression on its face.
'Kekeke...?"
Suddenly, it noticed the ring it had been searching for-floating in the air.
*Tang*
The goblin immediately dropped its sword and walked toward the ring.
"Keke..." it murmured, raising both hands and jumping like a monkey, trying to grab it.
*Tch-Tch*
Again, the same sound came from the left. The goblin froze mid-jump, it's eyes darting toward the shadowy corner.
"Surprise, motherfucker." Leon stepped forward and drove his dagger straight into the goblin's neck with full power.
"Kew- Before it could understand what was happening, the dagger tore through its throat, silencing it instantly.
[Congratulations! You have Leveled Up.]
Murky-red blood sprayed from the wound as the goblin collapsed to the ground.
*Thud*
"Keke?"
Another goblin heard the noise. It gripped its club tightly and began moving cautiously toward the sound.
"Kekekeke?"
"Kekekeke?"
It called out for it's partner-but no answer came from the other side.
*Tip*
Suddenly its foot touched something wet. The goblin knelt, dipped a claw into the liquid, and sniffed it.
His eyes went wide because it was his partner's blood.
But it was already too late.
"Tch Tch"
Leon's made a clicking sound from his mouth, followed by the slick hiss of a blade.
*Chk*
*Thud*
This time, Leon used the sword of his partner to deliver a clean, powerful strike. The rusty blade sliced clean through the goblin's neck.
*Swing*
Leon swung the sword to fling off the blood.
****
After killing both of the Goblins Leon stepped over their corpses, his skill
He moved forward towards the metal gate cautiously until he noticed an opening in the wall-a room partially hidden in the stone.
Leon opened the gates of the hidden room and a very foul stench hit his nostrils.
"Ugh... smells like rotten meat", Leon muttered, squinting as he stepped inside.
The room was hell.
Five half-eaten corpses hung from iron hooks on the walls. Four of them were already infested-maggots writhing under their tattered skin. But one... it was still fresh.
A young man. Jet-black hairs covering his face.
One of his leg and his right arm gone-hacked off brutally. Charred flesh sealed the stumps.
Two holes pierced into either side of his skull.
Leon scanned the room quickly. A pile of arrows rested on the right side of the room, and next to them were a series of complex trap mechanisms.
"They weren't tall enough to load more than two traps... that's why the other traps weren't working." Leon spoke, examining the setup.
He turned and spotted some discarded weapons-rusted swords and cheap bows most likely taken from the dead adventurers.
He picked up a bow, but the wood cracked immediately in his grip.
"Too weak." Leon spoke with neutral expression as he threw away the broken bow and raised his hand to pick up another bow but...
"H-Help..."
Leon froze.
His eyes slowly turned back toward the hanging figure.
The boy's chest rose weakly. He was still alive.
Leon immediately stepped closer and asked with a serious expression "Oi... you are still alive ?"
"Y-Yes..." came the faint reply, no louder than a whisper.
"Hold on- I'll get you down-"
'How is he still alive after getting his hand and leg chopped off... There are holes in his fucking head.
What is this guy made out of?' Leon thought with a serious expression as he immediately grabbed the hook.
"D-Don't, I will die instantly... the hook is too deep in my spine and it's on the verge of stabbing through my heart.
Move me or the hook and I will die." The boy's bloodied hand raised slowly, pointing toward a small wooden box near the arrows. "P-Pick that... up... Sir."
Leon looked at the box with a confused expression, then approached the box and lifted it carefully.
"Human Kingdom... 4th Street... near the milk shop... red roof house... *COUGH-COUGH*" The boy coughed violently, blood trailing from the corners of his mouth. "Deliver it... there. And... I'll give you something.
Something that'll help you *cough* get out of this damn place."
Leon's looked at the box then looked back at him. "What about you?"
The boy smiled. A tired, broken smile. "K-Kill me."
"Huh?" Leon spoke with a shocked expression.
"Don't worry, You would... be doing me a favor. My head... feels like it's splitting open. I don't want to die like this-hung like meat in a butcher shop. I want... an honorable death. From a blade... Grant me that..."
'Hah... I can understand his condition, If I left him like that he will die, if I moved him he will die and even if I take him down without killing him... I don't know how long this dungeon is.
His wounds are to severe and can't be healed by minor heal skill. Fuck I should've carried some healing potions.
Well, can't do anything now... the best I can do is grant him a good painless death.' Leon thought with a neutral expression as he tightened his grip around his sword.
"...Venzues Demarkus..." As soon as he spoke these words, a small black book shimmered into existence in his hand.
He tossed it to Leon.
*Catch*
The cover was pitch black. No title. No markings. There was nothing written over the book.
"A forgotten technique... passed down in my family. No one's ever gotten beyond the first form. But it's not bound to class and anyone can learn it-"
*COUGH-COUGH*
He coughed again. Harder this time and more blood flowed out of his mouth.
"Listen kid, i-if you can just learn even the first stance... you'll survive this dungeon. Just-*cough*-keep your eyes open. There's more here than what you see..."
Leon didn't reply.
"I'm done, kid. Make it fast... the hook is going through my heart..."
Leon stepped forward, raising the sword in his hand.
"What do I say? Who sent the box?" He asked placing the sword's tip over his chest.
"...Tell her Nemo sent it."
Leon nodded.
"Goodbye... Nemo."
*Stab*
The sword pierced clean through his chest. Nemo gasped, then smiled... and went still.
Leon exhaled.
Then yanked the blade free.
*Swing*
Blood flung off the edge in one clean motion.
He turned and exited the room without looking back.
A few steps later, he stood before a metal gate embedded into the wall, a small lever just beside it.
Before pulling it, Leon took out the black book.
As soon as he opened it, a screen popped up in front of him.
[Would you like to learn the Technique
Leon blinked. "Wait, I can just... learn it like that?"
"Damn, If that guy found out that I am learning it like this, he will just wake up from the dead and bonk me on the head." Leon spoke as he immediately clicked on yes.
*Click*
——
[Congratulations! You have successfully learned the first stance of
[Name: Last Rise]
[Rank: ??]
[Stance 1: 0/10,000]
[Description: A mysterious sword technique with no confirmed origins.]
[Mana: None]
[Cooldown: None]
——
Leon frowned.
"What does that even mean? Ten thousand uses just to unlock the next stance? No doubt no one in his family made it to second stance."
Without wasting another second, Leon yanked the lever.
*Phissshhh*
The iron gate slowly groaned open. Beyond it was light.
Torches lined the corridor ahead, casting flickering shadows on the stones. Below each torch, small cave-like alcoves were carved into the wall.
"Why are there-" Before Leon could've completed his sentence, He noticed a green hand coming out of the alcove.
"Kekekekeke..."
"Keekekekekeke..."
"Kekekekekekeke...."
"Kekekekekekeke..."
****
As soon as Leon saw the small green hand crawling out of the alcove, he immediately knew it was a goblin.
But before he could process it fully, another hand emerged from a different alcove.
"Kekekekeke...'
"Kekekeke..."
"Kekeke..."
Goblin laughter echoed around him like a twisted chorus. One by one, they began crawling out, their sinister giggles overlapping. Leon's instincts flared, screaming at him to fall back. He spun around-only to find the gate had already sealed shut behind him.
"Fuck... That's just cheating, Leon muttered, gritting his teeth as he punched the gate.
*Thud*
'Fuck it, I was planning to save this one... The system might slap a restriction on future skills if I go too far. But screw the system right now.
Leon activated the skill without hesitation...
Please enter a name for the skill...]
"Life Steal."
[Skill 'Life Steal' has been created.]
[Default rank has been set to 'F'.]
[State the function of the skill.]
"A passive skill that automatically activates when the user is fighting two or more enemies. When the user deals damage, 10% of that damage is retumed as healing."
[Processing...]
*Crack...*
*Crack...*
"Kekekeke..."
The goblins cracked their necks and joints, stretching as more of them emerged, flashing wicked grins and rusted weapons.
Leon scowled. "The fuck are you laughing at, motherfuckers..."
[Error: Skill description does not match Rank.]
"Fuckin hell, this is not the time for this..." Leon activated
"Eight percent."
[Error: Skill description does not match Rank.]
"Six percent."
[Error: Skill description does not match Rank.]
More than fifteen goblins had emerged by now, all brandishing blades.
"Fuck-five percent."
Leon tightened his grip on his sword and summoned the knife from his inventory as sweat beads formed on his forehead.
[Processing...)
Description accepted.]
[Select Chant-]
"Life Steal," Leon said without hesitation.
[Chant Life Steal' has been selected.]
Estimated Mana Cost: 1 mana/minute]
[Cooldown: 1 hour after turned off.]
[Would you like to learn the skill or destroy it?]
"KEEEEEEEE!!" one goblin shrieked, pointing at Leon as the horde charged forward with high-pitched howls, there were more than 20 of then by now.
"Learn the damn skill. Life Steal!" Leon shouted, activating it instantly. He raised his hand towards the goblins.
"
[Warning: More than three skills are active simultaneously. Penalty will be applied.]
[Warning: Host is dangerously low on mana.]
[(Mana Deficiency) detected. Body will adapt.]
Warning: More than Four Skills are active, Penalty will increase.]
[Mana absorption temporarily increased by 18%.]
Leon's body jolted. His muscles tightened. His breath turned sharp-and his eyes turned pitch black.
*Tang-Tang-Tang-Tang-Tang-Tang*
Without warning, every weapon the goblins held slipped from their hands and clattered to the floor. But that wasn't the terrifying part- it was Leon's figure vanishing from their view.
And reappearing in the center of the horde.
His eyes locked onto the red marks glowing across their bodies their weak points highlighted by
*Slash-Slash-Slash-Slash*
[+30 HP, +30 HP, +30 HP, +30 HP]
Every strike was precise. Every kill clean. Leon didn't waste movement neither did he hesitate.
Goblin heads rolled on the ground, their chests burst open and skulls shattered beneath his bare feet.
[Congratulations! You have leveled up.]
[Congratulations! You have leveled up.]
In just the opening clash, Leon took down seven goblins and ended up on the opposite side of the hall. His face, hands, clothes, even his hair were soaked in goblin blood.
The remaining goblins froze mid-motion, still fumbling for their weapons. When they finally picked them up, they were greeted with the sight of their comrades' mangled corpses lying in pools of blood under their own feets.
"Kekekeke!!!!????"
"Kekekekekeke... !!!!"
"Kekekekekeke...!!!! "
They weren't laughing now. They took a step back, Their eyes fixed on Leon-not with amusement, but with fear.
He wasn't prey anymore.
"...Eight... nine.. ten", Leon counted aloud with a twisted smile. But he wasn't counting the enemies.
"Kekekekekekekekekekeke...!!!"
The goblins began to advance again while shouting loudly as if trying to scare him-but they marched forward slower this time, their weapons held tighter and more cautiously.
[Cooldown: 01]
Leon raised his hand again.
"Loose Grip. Blind Spot." he spoke as a smirk spread across his face.
*Tang-Tang-Tang-Tang-Tang*
Their weapons fell.
Again.
All of them instinctively bent down to retrieve them except one. One goblin looked up and noticed that leon was gone.
"KEKEKEKEKEK-!!?" He shouted loudly as if trying to warn his friend about him but it was too late.
"Shut the fuck up, green pest..." Leon's voice came from behind him-followed by a clean slice through his neck.
*Thud*
Another goblin lunged at Leon, his weapon in hand-but the knife in Leon's left hand met his right eye mid-rush, ending him in a single stab.
*Stab*
Leon yanked the blade free, dropping his body on the floor and plunged it into the back of another goblin who was still crouched down.
*Stab*
*Squelch*
*Slash-Stab-Slash-Stab*
[Congratulations! You have leveled up.]
In the second round of carnage, Leon wiped out three-fourths of the goblins and only five of them remained now.
The last of them were scared out of their wits, they didn't hesitate as they turned around and bolted toward the same alcove.
But they didn't make it far.
Leon chased them down and carved his sword through each one before they could escape.
After killing every single Goblin in the room, Leon swinged his sword flinging off their blood from it's. blade.
[Warning: Mana depleted. You will-]
Before the notification could finish, Leon opened his inventory and pulled out the mana potion he had crafted back during the academy trial.
*Pop*
*Gulp*
[+50 MP]
He tossed the empty vial aside, his chest rising and falling.
[Multi-skill cast penalty has been applied.]
[All active and passive skills are now on 1-hour cooldown.]
After reading these notifications Leon took a seat on the blood covered ground as his body started to hurt like hell and he couldn't do anything about it except enduring it.
"Fuck It's like... Every single bone in my body is crushed into powder and every muscle has been stretched out to the limit." Leon spoke as he slowly placed his back against one of the walls and closed his eyes due to exhaustion but he didn't let go of his weapons.
****
*Tip-Tip-Tip*
Blood dripped from Leon's hair onto the stone floor, each droplet falling in a rhythm as he sat quietly, cross-legged amidst the corpses. His eyes were vacant, staring at the crimson splash pattern forming below him.
"Heal..." he muttered, placing a hand over his chest.
[Cooldown: 1:30]
'One more minute...' he thought, his face expressionless.
"I don't know why, but I wish I had some dope right now," Leon murmured, his eyes drifting toward a severed goblin head nearby, its lifeless gaze fixed on him.
"Stupid fuck... weren't you laughing at me earlier. Not so funny now, is it? Cracking your damn knuckles like you were some kind of boss... Fuck face," he scoffed, a grin pulling at his lips.
[Note: All skill cooldowns have been removed.]
The notification flickered to life, and without hesitation, Leon pressed his palm to his chest again.
"Heal."
Warmth spread across his chest and muscles as the tension faded, like a slow exhale after a clenched breath, even though Leon was still feeling some pain in his body but it was lesser now.
"Phew~ Much better", he said, rolling his shoulders.
"Now... onto the next task." Leon spoke as he immediately activated the skill.
[Please pick a name for the skill...]
"Leeching Aura."
[Skill 'Leeching Aura' has been created.]
[Rank has been settled to 'F' by default.]
[State the use of skill.]
"A passive skill that activates when my mana drops below 20%. Any time an enemy casts a spell on me, 10% of their total mana is leeched and absorbed," Leon stated confidently.
[Processing...]
[Description has been accepted.]
"...Wait, what?" Leon stared at the notification, blinking in confusion.
"That fast? No error or something other shit?" He asked with a confused expression.
[Please select the chant for the skill {Leeching Aura}.]
"Tch. Cancel the skill," he muttered, cancelling it without a second thought.
He activated the skill again.
'If I can push it higher... I will", Leon thought as a smile appeared over his face.
"....Whenever an enemy casts a spell on me, 30% of their total mana will be leeched and absorbed." He spoke, trying to push the limits of the spell.
[Error: Skill's description doesn't match the Rank. Please try again.]
"Oh, I will..." Leon smirked.
"25%"
[Error: Skill's description doesn't match the Rank.]
"21%"
[Error: Skill's description doesn't match the Rank.]
"...20%."
[Description has been accepted.]
'So, the system's got a strict cap for HP-based skills... but mana? Not as harsh. I should make more skills that increases or restores mana faster and a skill for Multi-cast... I don't want all of my skills locked for one hour.' Leon thought with a serious expression.
[Please select the chant for the skill {Leeching Aura}.]
"Mana Sucker."
[Chant 'Mana Sucker' has been selected.]
[Estimated mana cost to use the skill: 5% of total mana.]
[Cooldown: 15 minutes after turning it off.]
[Would you like to learn the skill or destroy it?]
"Learn it."
[Congratulations! You have successfully learned the skill (Leeching Aura).]
"Alright then..." Leon stood, brushing some goblin blood off his clothes. "Time to move forward."
Leon walked up to the next gate and spotted a lever beside it.
Without hesitation, he grabbed it and pulled it down.
*Creaaaak*
The gate creaked open, and Leon stepped through.
The moment he passed the threshold-
*Thud*
The gate slammed shut behind him.
He turned around and stared at it, unfazed.
'Finally made a damn sound this time, Leon thought, his expression neutral, before turning back around.
Unlike the previous corridors, this was a full chamber-a vast, dimly lit hall illuminated only by four torches, one on each wall. Their flames flickered, casting dancing shadows across the stone floor.
At the center stood an altar, strange etchings carved into its surface.
"Glitch Point," Leon muttered.
The skill activated but showed nothing.
No red marks or any hidden traps around the room.
"Is this a treasure room or something?" he said, furrowing his brow as he walked up to the altar, scanning it with suspicion.
Crude drawings decorated the altar: two small figures at the bottom, then several more above them... and finally, a towering figure at the top.
"...This isn't random." Leon leaned in, shifting his angle as he looked closely.
Suddenly, It clicked.
"Is this a map of this dungeon?" he whispered.
His fingers traced the base of the altar. "Two goblins in the first room..."
*Slide*
He slid his finger upward. "More goblins after that..."
*Slide*
"And then... a big creature-"
*Tip*
A single droplet echoed in the room, breaking the complete silence. Leon's eyes darted toward the wall near the entrance.
When he looked up-
He froze.
Clinging to the wall like some grotesque spider was a dark green-skinned creature. Massive. Muscular.
Holding a wooden club in one hand and wearing a bone-collar lined with tiny skulls around its thick neck. A crude crown of feathers and filth sat atop its head.
Its glowing blood-red eyes were locked onto Leon.
'Stay calm, motherfucker... You're not getting out of here, so just keep your shit together and don't look scared. If he senses fear, you're dead.'
Leon's legs threatened to tremble. He clenched his fists, forcing his body to stay still.
There was no escape-so there was no point thinking about it. Leon used his skill on the creature...
——
[Name: Unknown]
[Race: Goblin Lord]
[Level: 10]
[HP: 800/800]
[MP: 400/400]
[Description: When a goblin slaughters and devours its own kind, it evolves into a Goblin Lord. These beasts possess immense strength and are highly resistant to physical damage.]
——
'Why don't I see any weak points on his body? Is Glitch Point not working on him?' Leon thought, his eyes narrowing.
*THUD*
The creature suddenly dropped from the wall with a deep thump, landing squarely on its feet.
It raised its club and pointed it directly at Leon.
'It's challenging me.' Leon thought as he instinctively raised his sword.
The two began circling each other, their eyes locked and steps cautious.
'I would've made a useful skill if only I knew this was a boss room.' Leon thought as he continued to look at the Goblin Lord.
****
As Leon and the Goblin Lord circled each other, they locked eyes, waiting for a suitable opportunity to strike.
The Goblin Lord knew Leon had slaughtered all the goblins before this room and that was the reason why he wasn't rushing in first even though he was so much stronger than him.
'It's fight or die... Leon. You'll either kill him or he'll kill you-and don't forget you have two MILFs at home waiting for you, one of which you still haven't fucked.
So, Get your shit together' Leon thought as he tightened his grip on the blade.
"Grrrrrrrrr..." The Goblin Lord growled low, then stopped and began tapping his club on the ground.
"You go first... Green Fuck." Leon raised his chin, taunting him with a crooked grin.
"GRRRRRRRRR!!"
The Goblin Lord roared and leapt into the air, landing hard-barely two feet in front of Leon. He yanked his club back and brought it down with full force.
"Woah-" Leon stepped right and dodged the strike cleanly.
*Thud*
*Slide*
Before he could even think about counter-attacking, the Goblin Lord slid the club across the floor to his right rapidly.
*Thud*
The club slammed into Leon's legs.
"Fucking-!" Leon hit the ground hard.
*Thud*
Before he could finish cursing, he saw it-the club was already coming down at him from above once again with full speed.
*Roll*
He rolled hard to the side and scrambled up.
*Slide*
The same move again.
The Goblin Lord was sliding the club in from the side like clockwork.
Leon jumped this time and dodged it easily.
The club was pulled back and brought down once more-
Leon stepped aside and dodged again.
*Thud*
*Slide*
*Jump*
"He's attacking in a fucking pattern... just like a goddamn RPG boss. First hit, then slide, and repeat."
Leon muttered, his eyes locked on the goblin Lord. He noticed something-sweat had started forming on the monster's face.
This time, when the club pulled back, Leon stepped to the right and closed in on him.
"My turn..." He lunged forward and drove his sword towards the Goblin Lord's neck.
*Tang*
The blade bounced right off his skin was like a very hard stone.
"What the-" Leon didn't get to finish. The club was already coming from the side this time, not below.
*CRACK*
It smashed into his left arm and sent him flying into the right wall.
*THUD*
"Shit..." Leon groaned, gripping the wall with his right hand as he pushed himself up.
'My head...' He reached back, touched the rear of his skull-his fingers came back bloody.
"Status..." Leon spoke.
——
Name: Leon Luster
*Tang*
The blade bounced right off his skin was like a very hard stone.
"What the-" Leon didn't get to finish. The club was already coming from the side this time, not below.
*CRACK*
It smashed into his left arm and sent him flying into the right wall.
*THUD*
"Shit..." Leon groaned, gripping the wall with his right hand as he pushed himself up.
'My head...' He reached back, touched the rear of his skull-his fingers came back bloody.
"Status..." Leon spoke.
Class: Alchemist
Race: Human
Level: 7
Mana: 450/450 (+100)
HP: 478/700
Skills:
[Skill Crafter (F)], [Inspect (C)], [Adaptive Body (S)], [Minor Healing (F2)], [Trap (F)], [Inventory (F3)], [Blind Spot (F)], [Touch of Lust (F4)], [Loose Grip (F)], [Adrenaline Rush (F)], [Lustful Thoughts (F)], [Alchemy (F {S-Cap})],
[Glitch Point (F)], [Instant Craft (F1)], [Reverberate (F1)], [Mana Thread (F)], [Life Steal (F)], [Leeching
Aura (F)]
Titles: None
——
'Almost 50% of my HP in a single hit... I'll die in the next one-' Leon's thoughts were cut off when two skills on his status screen lit up red under
'What the...? Is it telling me to use them?' he thought, blinking at the unexpected highlight. The Goblin Lord had started walking toward him, slow and heavy, with a smile tugging at his face.
"Fuck this-Heal, Leon muttered, pressing a hand to his chest.
*Glow*
A faint light shimmered over his body. The pain dulled just enough to breathe. He bent down and grabbed his sword.
*Grab*
Without hesitation, he activated the first red-marked skill.
Everything changed, Immediately. Leon felt no pain in his body.
His eyes turned pitch black as raw strength surged through him like lightning in his veins.
The Goblin Lord froze mid-step. He felt it too-something was off. Something dangerous was coming from Leon.
Leon smirked. His eyes locked onto the Goblin Lord, and a wide grin split his face.
Because now... One red dot glowed bright on the monster's body.
He took a single step forward, then another, closing the distance.
The Goblin Lord snapped out of his hesitation and yanked his club back for a heavy swing.
But Leon whispered the second skill:
"Last Rise."
His mind blacked out.
*Blink-Blink*
Leon woke up in a field.
An endless grassy horizon, wind whispering through the grass. Above, a pale half-moon shimmered on the edge of the world.
And before him stood... an old man holding a sword.
"Hm? You don't look like you belong to one of my descendants," the old man said, his voice calm but curious. "Who are you, and how did you acquire this skill?"
Leon blinked in confusion, standing up. "Where... am I?"
"You're inside the blade you're holding," the old man said. "Don't worry-time flows very slow in here. Now, answer my question."
"I got it from a guy named Nemo. I tried to save him, but-"
"Did he die by the sword?" the old man interrupted, a sigh escaping him.
"...Yeah. I killed him. But I didn't want to-"
"I see." The old man shook his head slowly. "So you're the new heir. I'll show it to you... not sure if you'll be able to catch it."
He stepped back and drew his sword. With a soft breath, he moved it in a slow circular arc-left to right. As it moved, phantom swords followed behind like an echo of motion, hypnotic and elegant.
'Beautiful...' Leon thought as he stared at the phantom swords.
"Last Rise," the old man whispered-
And then, in a blink, he vanished and reappeared in front of Leon.
*SLASH*
Leon was cut down.
"What the-"
Leon snapped back to reality.
The Goblin Lord's club was coming down. Fast.
"Last Rise..." Leon whispered, steadying his sword near his left leg.
He began to move it-slow, circular, just like the old man had.
The blade shimmered.
Phantom swords appeared in its wake,
The Goblin Lord froze. His red eyes locked onto the trail, entranced like a creature under a spell.
But the trail faltered. The trance broke as soon as it started.
*GRRRRRRAAA!!" the Goblin Lord roared and raised his weapon.
But it was too late.
*Swish*
Leon's blade struck clean-right on the Goblin Lord's neck, where the red mark glowed.
With one blow, the Goblin Lord's head flew through the air, spinning, before thudding to the ground.
*Thump*
*Thud*
*Tang*
As soon as the Goblin Lord's corpse hit the ground, so did Leon's blade.
It shattered into a thousand pieces, completely destroyed from the impact.
[Congratulations! You have Leveled Up.]
*Step*
Leon took a step forward, his eyes scanning the notification before landing on the broken blade. His expression was surprised... but then, he turned towards the corpse lying just a few feet away.
A wicked smirk crawled across his face.
"Fuck you" Leon grinned as he ran up to the Goblin Lord's head and kicked it away like a football.
"Hehehe...I can't believe I killed this thing. With my own fucking hands." Leon spoke with a smile as he placed his foot over the Goblin Lord's Chest, a proud expression on his face.
*Phissshhh*
Suddenly, a gate creaked open to the left side of the room.
Leon immediately snapped around, his eyes locking onto a doorway with stairs leading upward.
*Click*
Suddenly another sound came from the altar. Curious, Leon walked up to it and noticed that the stone slab on top had shifted.
——
[Name: Treasure Chest]
[Rank: F]
[Status: Unlocked]
[Description: A chest containing treasures of a Dungeon.]
——
Without wasting time, Leon slammed his hand on the slab and pushed it aside.
*Thud*
The slab made a very loud sound as soon as it hitted the ground.
Under it was a stone box-crude, but holding something valuable. Three items lay neatly inside:
A small black ring-sized box on the left.
A silver ring with a purple gem in the center.
A small, blue, glowing orb on the right.
Leon grabbed the box first and opened it.
Inside was a crimson-red pill.
——
[Name: Pill of Growth]
[Rank: Uncommon]
[Type: Consumable]
[Description: A treasure that can be found only in the depths of a Goblin's Den or Ogre Villages. Upon consumption, it increases penis size by a few inches, boosts masculine pheromones, and significantly thickens and multiplies semen output.
It also raises the individual's Breeding Rate, making them very desirable to female partners of any race. It can be sold for a fortune.]
"Hm... it can be sold for a fortune", Leon said as a greedy grin spread across his face and he tossed the pill into his mouth as he moved into the next thing.
*Nom-Nom-Nom*
"Ewww... Bad Tastes ." Leon spoke with a disgusted expression.
Next, he picked up the ring.
——
[Name: Durond's Ring]
[Rank: F]
[Type: Artifact]
[Crafter. Unknown]
[Description: Increases the wearer's Defense by 5% when fighting a monster.]
——
"Eh... Useless." He tossed the ring into his inventory and grabbed the final item-the glowing orb.
——
[Name: Dungeon Core]
[Rank: F]
[Description: A dungeon core filled with pure mana that helps maintain a dungeon's structure and generate rooms.
This core can be used to create magical weapons.]
——
"Hm... interesting. Maybe, I can make something useful out of this." Leon placed it into his inventory and as soon as he did this, Dungeon's power source disappeared.
*Crack*
Suddenly, the walls began to fracture. The torches extinguished in an instant.
*Thud-Thud-Thud*
Stones started falling off the ceiling.
*Rumble*
"Fuck." Without a second thought, Leon sprinted toward the stairs, each step booming under his feet.
Behind him, the dungeon trembled-collapsing brutally.
He burst through the exit.
Sunlight hit his face.
And just like that-the staircase behind him crumbled, swallowed into the earth. Gone, like it never existed in the first place.
"Well... that was one hell of an experience." Leon muttered, panting as he looked around.
Only trees. No roads. No landmarks.
No clue where he was.
He started walking through the forest, branches brushing his shoulders. Then-
*Rustle*
*Thud*
"Fuck, get him!"
"I-I'll kill it!"
Leon pushed aside a bush and spotted two adventurers hunting a horned rabbit. One was a swordsman and the other one was an archer.
Both of them were hunting a single one horned rabbit and it already had arrows stuck in it's body but it kept dodging with it's last breath.
"Shoot, fucker!" the swordsman yelled.
"I-I'm doing it!" the archer replied, loosing another arrow.
*Thud*
Finally, the rabbit dropped.
"Hahaha! We finally killed it!"
"Y-Yay..."
"Umm... Excuse me, guys?" Leon's voice broke the air.
Both men turned-and froze.
"Woah, woah! Keep your distance!" the swordsman shouted, drawing his blade.
"P-Please don't kill us!" the archer whimpered, covering his face.
Leon stood there, blood-soaked from head to toe, looking at them with a creepy smile.
"Look, man... we killed this rabbit, and I'm not giving it away to some mental killer-"
"Calm down. I'm not a mental killer. I just want to ask the way out of the forest." Leon said flatly.
"O-oh... that way. Go straight, and you'll be out in like five minutes," the swordsman stammered, pointing east.
"Thanks." Leon walked past them without another word.
"Is he gone?" the archer asked, still trembling.
"You dumbass!" The swordsman spoke with an angry expression as he smacked him on the head.
*Smack*
"Ouch! Why?!"
"When I stood face-to-face with that maniac, you sat down like a rat and hid your damn face! I'm never taking you on another hunt again!"
"I-I'm sorry... but why would anyone roam the forest looking like that?! It was terrifying!"
"Maybe because he was a nutjob, that's why. Let's go turn in this rabbit at the guild... But, I am serious about the hunt thing, I am not bringing you with me ever again."
****
Meanwhile, Leon walked out of the forest, his body stained in dried blood.
As Leon looked around, He finally spotted the Human Kingdom's gate about 1 kilometres away from him.
"If this is the gate... Then that means, my village will be all the way on that side, but... When did I travel this much distance?" Leon asked with a confused expression as he started walking towards the gate.
As he was walking towards the Kingdom's gate, Leon crossed many adventurers going towards the forest to hunt and all of them gave him really suspicious gazes.
'Bloody Hell... I must be looking really horrible.' Leon thought with a neutral expression as he looked at their expressions.